Overview

• Alexander Mark Sutton pleaded guilty to killing 45-year-old Patrik Weiss in June 2023 at his Lockridge home.
• Court documents revealed Sutton lured Weiss via an online dating site before striking him on the head with a pickaxe.
• Journal entries read in court showed Sutton had planned the murder since late 2022 and fantasized about eating parts of his victim.
• Two psychiatrists testified that Sutton did not meet criteria for a psycho-illness or autism spectrum disorder.
• Victim impact statements from Weiss’s former partner and children described enduring trauma and post-traumatic stress since his death.